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iPhone OS 3.0: Mobile Safari to get auto-fill, a speed boost and more

Another tidbit that was mentioned in the WWDC 2009 Keynote was dealing with some improvements and additions that we can expect to see in Mobile Safari. According to what was mentioned, first and foremost we will be seeing a speed increase, it was noted that JavaScript will be almost 3 times faster than it currently [...]

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Google unveils new Image Search results for the iPhone

Google has recently unveiled a new Image Search results page for the iPhone, which now offers up to 20 images on a page. Some of the features that are included is “search-by-style” which lets you base your search on things like faces, clip art, line drawings or photo content. Additionally, once you perform the search and [...]

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InternetSafety announce the “kid-friendly” Safe Eyes Mobile browser for the iPhone

Thanks to the relaxing on the part of Apple, we are beginning to see a few apps make their way into the App Store that could potentially offer some competition to the default apps. The latest comes in the form of a web browser, one that is designed to prevent access to content such [...]

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SafeEyes Mobile Tries to Filter iPhone Internet Porn

An outfit by the name of InternetSafety.com believes it important to help parents filter out what some consider objectionable Internet material which can be viewed by children through an iPhone. To that end the company is getting set to release SafeEyes Mobile browsing software. SafeEyes Mobile checks requested websites against a massive blacklist of potentially objectionable [...]

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Animoto Application Turns iPhone Photos into Music Videos

Online video creation platform Animoto is taking the iPhone plunge this week, unveiling a free iPhone application which lets users create music videos on their Apple mobiles. The new Animoto application is available now. The Animoto app lets iPhone owners take photos stored on their phones and transform them into self-proclaimed professional style music videos. Users [...]

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AT&T to offer iPhone tethering “soon”

In some recent good news, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega has stated that a tethering option for the iPhone will be coming “soon.” Of course before we get super excited, there are still plenty of details that are left out, and what sounds like good news could still turn into something horrible when [...]

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Microsoft to take on Mobile Me

A recent job posting (since expired - or perhaps filled?) for a Project Manager suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar to Apple’s MobileMe for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google’s own Android Market announcement.  The ad calls the new platform “Skymarket,” and describes it as a “marketplace [...]

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Reports show iPhones browser share has double since 3G release

A recent study from Analyst Andy Hargreaves is showing that the iPhones “browser share has nearly doubled to 0.31% since the 3G launch.” Not a bad jump, especially considering the iPhone 3G has only been available for just over a month. However if you compare it with some other stats, it seems quite a bit more [...]

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Chicago Sun-Times Reviewer Loves Web Apps

Andy Ihnatko, Technology writer for the Chicago Sun Times thinks, ”the new iPhone’s very best feature of all is the one that every existing iPhone user can get for free: an update to the iPhone 2.0 OS. With it comes access to the iPhone App Store.” Ihnatko sees the plus side of Apple’s lock on iPhone development. [...]

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Wordpress iPhone app now available

Automattic has released their highly anticipated Wordpress iPhone app. Now available for free in the App Store as version 1.0, and while it may not have been on my top 5 wish list, it is one that I have been waiting for. Overall this is a great app to have, that is assuming you are a [...]

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